Total 36 job vacancies by Nations Recruitment

Job Category : Financial
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time :09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.98

Under the direction of the Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for the day to day activity within the team to provide financial advice and information and deliver a range of quality and cost effective financial management and financial support services, to Council departments. The role has key responsibility for:
o Supporting the Finance Business Partner in the preparation of revenue and capital budgets and the preparation of budget monitoring information.
o Providing financial advice and support to budget holders, including, advice about capital resources to support the preparation of bids for funding from external bodies.
o Supervision, on a day-to-day basis, of the work of Finance Officers and oversight of the work of the Finance Assistants.
o Ensuring that provider payments are made accurately and on time each year.

Key Responsibilities


If relevant: manage and motivate a team of staff and oversee performance monitoring, recruitment and provide guidance ensuring team members receive performance feedback and advice, development opportunities and that a highly competent, creative and participative culture is maintained.

Provide expert advice to customers (councillors, departments, managers) who receive clear guidance and information and also ensure that council activity is lawful.
Produce information reports and analyse complex data for customers so that customers receive accurate, up to date reports and data that fulfil statutory requirements
Set targets, monitor performance and review potential changes to systems to ensure services and/or projects are delivered successfully
Work closely with suppliers and partners to negotiate and manage projects that meet business needs and service standards.
In consultation with customers identify and provide training and information sessions so understanding of the area of expertise is enhanced


Knowledge, Skills and Experience


1. You will have significant operational experience within a large organisation, delivering similar services.
2. You will hold a relevant professional qualification or will have equivalent relevant professional experience.
3. You will be able to build positive relationships with Council-wide contacts and partner organisations.
4. You will have experience of managing and motivating staff to achieve organisational objectives.
5. You will be able to oversee projects and work programmes.
6. You will be able to show excellent verbal and written communication by being able to understand and explain complex information to technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
7. You will have good interpersonal skills to communicate with managers and colleagues and to negotiate with and influence a range of audiences
8. You will have excellent numeracy and good analytical skills.
9. You will be able to work flexibly, cope with competing demands through good time management and work under pressure.
10. You will be able to deal with sensitive and contentious issues.


Person Specification

Essential

Recognised CCAB qualification (preferably CIPFA), or Association of Accounting Technician qualified or will have equivalent relevant professional experience in local government, covering the key financial processes of financial planning, budget preparation, budget monitoring and preparing final accounts (1 & 2).
Experience of supervising a small team to effectively deliver a range of quality and cost effective financial management and financial support services (4).
Good project management skills to work and oversee projects as and when required (5)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (6)
Experience of undertaking analysis and appropriately communicating the results to the selected audience (7&8)
Well organised with excellent time management skills (9)
Excellent IT Skills
Exemplifying the Council values and behaviours
Desirable
Experience of working in a Local Government Organisation
Knowledge of CIVICA Financials

Job Category : Planning
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week :37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £36.25

Role Purpose
To be responsible for the processing and determination of a varied and complex caseload of planning applications (including major development - economic, inward investment, change of use and residential schemes) across Somerset, through negotiation with developers and their agents, considering third party comments, liaising with members and drafting reports to Planning Committee and for delegated decisions.

To provide support and guidance to planning officers and consultees dealing with the processing of planning applications, undertaking monitoring and compliance functions and other planning functions to meet agreed timescales, make robust decisions, and deliver appropriate development. To prepare appeal statements and attend hearings and public enquiries as expert witness in connection with planning and enforcement appeals, to represent the Local Planning Authority and defend its decision.

Accountability

Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy, and professional codes of conduct to uphold standards of best practice reflecting these for the team
Deliver the aims of the council’s equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do, ensuring team members are also aware of their responsibilities and maintaining their understanding that Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities. This includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.

To work as part of the Council’s wider planning service, to process applications for a wide range of development schemes including major planning applications and those of a more complex nature, undertaking negotiations with developers and their agents, whilst balancing material considerations, site constraints, planning policy and third party comments.

Drafting reports to Planning Committee and for delegated decisions taking account of relevant legislation, case law, appeal decisions, policies, and the procedures of the Council.


Qualification/ Knowledge / skills / experience


Qualifications:
• Degree in Town Planning or related subject and equivalent experience. The postholder will require membership of (or be eligible to join) the RTPI (Essential)

Knowledge:
• Ability to provide detailed advice across a range of planning issues in a development management/planning environment, including process and procedural matters (Essential)
• Good knowledge of planning, enforcement, planning policy, case law and relevant legislation (Essential)
• Interpretation of legislation - interpretation of relevant planning legislation and case law in respect of issues arising from pre-application enquiries, applications, appeals and planning enforcement (Essential)

Skills:
• Good negotiation skills and the ability to contribute positively to the resolution of issues (Essential)
• Working under pressure and to strict deadlines, prioritising, organising, and planning own and others fluctuating workloads (Essential)
• Ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders clearly and proactively (Essential)
• Adaptation and responding to change (Essential)
• Ability to use influence and persuasion to achieve objectives (Essential)
• Ability to use thoughtful judgement to manage complex service delivery (Essential)
• Flexible approach to the working day (Essential)
• Shares knowledge and expertise with others (Essential)

Experience:
• Should have experience of working at a Senior level in Development Management and demonstrate the ability to manage a caseload and competing workloads to maintain performance targets (Essential)
• Should have experience of defending the Council at appeal (Hearing/Inquiry) (Desirable)
• Should have experience of working within a team to support team development and CPD (Essential)

Job Category : Admin & Clerical
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.80

Tasks will include (under the guidance of experienced team members):

• Logging MP Enquiries
• Logging Compliments
• Basic logging and allocating of FOIs
• Collating information for subject access requests
• Collating information for police requests
• Some cover of inboxes/first level queues

This role will predominately be home working - with initial trip to Badminton Road for induction and IT collection

About the role

Reporting to the Public Health Business Support & Planning Officer, this is a supporting role working within the Business Support Team to provide administrative support to the professional teams of Public Health & Wellbeing, within the Children, Adults and Health department.
The post holder will collate and analyse information for reports and maintain accurate records, interpreting data and drafting content for use by others. They will use strong communication skills to liaise with customers and relay issues and queries promptly where necessary. They will research information within areas of service specialism and act as a main point of contact for customers and colleagues including stakeholders and partnership agencies.
The role supports the division’s finances by using the council’s financial systems to input data, purchasing goods/services, recoding and processing petty cash claims. The role also provides administrative support which will include word processing and minute taking at meetings.
Key Responsibilities

Provide administrative support to managers ensuring work carried out is efficient and procedures are effectively implemented.
Act as a main point of contact for the service area and provide effective communication when dealing with enquiries and information requests.
Collate and maintain records and analyse information to ensure accurate statements are produced and data is retrieved from computerised systems and interpreted.
Research information within your area of service specialism and collate evidence for presentation in reports. This may include drafting sections of documents for use by others.
Interact with customers, colleagues and partners to maintain strong working relationships.
Communicate specific concerns, queries and issues and ensure they are accurately and promptly relayed when necessary.
Accurately record and also assist in the monitoring and maintaining of budgets/financial information/resources.


Knowledge, Skills and Experience
1. You will have experience of working in an environment related to the service area or within a similar role.
2. You will hold a minimum qualification of 3 grade C’s at GCSE (or equivalent qualification) including English and Maths, or you will hold equivalent relevant experience.
3. You will have good literacy skills and able to write letters and contribute to providing information for reports.
4. You will have good communication skills.
5. You will have good numeracy and IT skills.
6. You will have good organisational skills and attention to detail.
7. You will be able to seek out information, collate it and present findings.
8. Knowledge of the processes and procedures related to the specialism may be useful.

Essential
You will hold a minimum qualification of 3 grade C’s at GCSE (or equivalent qualification) including English and Maths or you will hold equivalent relevant experience within a similar role in administration. (KSE1,2)
Ability to communicate effectively to service users, professionals and partnership agencies using a variety of media i.e. email, phone, face to face etc. (KSE4)
IT knowledge and its practical application, including experience of using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and maintaining computerised record systems (KSE5)
Have experience in using databases, including running standard reports, analysing data and presenting findings. (KSE5,7)
Have experience of basic financial procedures i.e. petty cash, invoicing etc (KSE7)

Desirable
Experience in working in an environment related to children’s and/or adults services (KSE1)
Experience/knowledge of processes and procedures related to the Department for Children, Adults and Health (KSE1,8)
Hold a qualification in IT or word processing (KSE2)

Job Category : Housing
Location : Somerset County Council, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.50

Role overview:
Assist in lettings service, involving managing the empty homes and lettings processes to minimise income loss and protect relet times, whilst ensuring each home is let in accordance with the Council’s Choiced Based Lettings Scheme, Lettings Policy and associated lettings procedures.

Responsibilities:
Advertising, shortlisting, verifying, offering and viewing our empty homes through Somerset Council’s housing allocations register and local lettings policy.
Develop effective relationships with the service’s in-house property services teams and other external voids contractors, ensuring all void works are completed efficiently and meet the Lettable Standard.
Work in partnership with the Tenancy Management Officers and Supported Housing Officers to ensure a collaborative approach in the allocation process aimed at improving tenancy sustainment.
Work collaboratively with the Rent Recovery Team and Tenancy Management Team, including a small team of benefit advisors, ensuring applicants are making advance rent payments with a full understanding of their affordability with any risks identified.

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades A to C (including English and Maths) Essential
NVQ Level 4 or equivalent, or significant relevant experience within housing; local authority or registered provider Desirable
Evidence of continuing development of professional skills e.g., through training qualification or experience Essential.

Knowledge and Experience – Essential

At least 2 years housing management experience in a similar setting with a registered provider.
Good understanding of the social housing; with a strong emphasis in housing management
Knowledge of working within Housing management, tenancy, and estates
Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters with a wide range and spectrum of people in varying circumstances.
Experience of dealing with the general public and in particular vulnerable customers Experience of delivery of frontline customer services
Experience of working in an administrative role
Experience of recording and maintaining accurate statistical information


Knowledge and Experience – Desirable

Numerate
Ability to prioritise, manage own workload, and meet deadlines.
Ability to work as part of a team, be flexible, use own initiative and work with limited supervision.
An awareness of the Data Protection Act
An awareness of Health and safety in a social housing setting.
An awareness of welfare benefits and welfare reform
Experience of effectively triaging enquiries and signposting clients where appropriate


Skills
Excellent customer care and people skills and an ability to communicate well both face to face, by email and by telephone.
Accuracy and attention to detail
Good organisational and administrative skills
Good keyboarding / word processing skills
Good IT skills including the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as case management systems.

Job Category : Planning
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 18.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £30.34

We are an ambitious and dynamic Council with a major programme of residential development and a significant amount of open space and green infrastructure projects to deliver, including country parks, play spaces and allotments.

We require an experienced professional to provide a specialist development management service for landscape and green infrastructure including pre-application discussions, evaluating applications, scrutinising detailed schemes and overseeing delivery of new facilities.

This role is situated in the Placemaking Team within the Climate & Place Directorate and is the lead landscape specialist for the Council. It will provide a specialist development management service for landscape and green infrastructure including pre-application discussions, evaluating applications, scrutinising detailed schemes, providing expert witness advice in appeals and enforcement.

You will play a key role in the delivery of well-designed high quality open space for the benefit of local communities and the environment. We are looking for enthusiasm as well as a commitment to good design and the highest standards of landscape architecture detailing.

Accountability
Corporate
Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy,
and professional codes of conduct to uphold standards of best
practise.
Deliver the aims of the council’s equality, diversity and inclusion
policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and

ROLE DESCRIPTION
Organisational values in everything you do, ensuring team members
are also aware of their responsibilities and maintaining their
understanding that Equality and Diversity practice covers both
interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes
challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for
all.

Qualifications
• Educated to postgraduate level in Landscape Architecture or equivalent – Essential
• Membership of the Landscape Institute - Desirable
•
Knowledge
• Able to prepare and review planning policy and guidance, including the Local Plan and
related Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents
(SPDs) Neighbourhood Plans and Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans
making recommendations and presenting to the relevant Council and public meetings as
necessary – Essential
• Knowledge of the democratic process - Desirable.
• Knowledge of changes in techniques, legislation and guidance including up to date CPD -
Desirable.
• Understanding and experience of project management methodology, processes, and
tools - Desirable.
• Working knowledge of the County of Somerset - Desirable.
Experience
• Proven track record in providing specialist knowledge in landscape planning - Essential
Experience of providing specialist landscape design advice on planning applications for
all major development and new green spaces - Essential ROLE DESCRIPTION
• Experience of involvement with Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment - Essential
• Proven track record within a similar role within local government or complex organisation
with understanding of the local government sector and its current challenges – Essential
Previous experience of planning workloads, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines
- Desirable.
• Experience of Appeals Process including informal hearings and Inquiries - Desirable..
• Proven track record in providing specialist landscape design advice on planning –
Desirable
• Dealing with Members, including reporting to committee/boards - Desirable.
• Experience of preparing and reviewing planning policy and guidance, including the Local
Plan and related Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning
Documents (SPDs) Neighbourhood Plans and Conservation Area Appraisals and
Management Plans including making recommendations and presenting to the relevant
Council and public meetings as necessary - Desirable.
• Extensive customer care experience and dealing with difficult customers/complainants -
Desirable.
Skills
• Excellent written, report writing and presentation skills - Essential
• Strong interpersonal skills when dealing with team members and colleagues, developers,
specialist consultants, as well as with the public and elected members - Essential
• Able to make applications for all major development and new green spaces - Desirable

Job Title :Environmental Health Practitioner
Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : Bridgwater House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 18:00
Salary:£34.13

· The role requires working over the usual range of Environmental Protection functions, primarily Statutory Nuisance investigations, but also ideally planning and licensing consultations, public health cases and environmental permitting inspections

· This role offers hybrid working allowing work from home or a Council Office. They should expect to carry out field work and be office based for on average 2 days per week. The North office is in Bridgwater. The nature of EP work is that it is mainly reactive and some flexibility on this might be needed/possible.

· Typical hours Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm

Day to day work would involve:

· Investigating Statutory Nuisance complaints by way of standard procedures, using record forms, the Noise App and installing noise equipment where appropriate
· Responding to Planning and Licensing consultations
· Carrying out Environmental Permit inspections
· Enforcement -collecting evidence under PACE rules.
· Utilising Civica APP data management system
· Liaising with other colleagues in the Environmental Protection Team -Somerset North and other Somerset colleagues on policy/procedural matters.

Qualification
Essential
BSc (Hons) Environmental Health or MSc Environmental Health or equivalent, or qualified by strong, relevant professional experience.
Driving License and vehicle or ability to travel easily across the Council.
Compliant as Authorised Officer as defined by FSA Code of Practice Competency Framework - essential. – (May be applicable depending on discipline)

Desirable
EHORB Registration
Member of CIEH

Knowledge
Essential
Up to date comprehensive knowledge of legal, technical, and professional matters in relation to Environmental Health (Environmental Protection) areas of responsibility, legislation, and codes of practice.
Understanding of PACE and RIPA.
Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety legislation and requirements.
Understand the principles of data protection.
Understand the implications of health inequality and issues around vulnerable persons
Desirable
Project and/or change management
Understanding of Council services and governance
Experience
Essential
Able to demonstrate understanding, and knowledge of policy and activities across Environmental Health functions.

Desirable

Professional competence / expertise and proven experience in the relevant specialism(s)
Experience of working for a local authority
Assisting in planning and delivering projects/ programmes
Preparation and presentation of reports to a variety of audiences
Experience of taking enforcement actions including legal cases, evidence preparation and presentation.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
The ability to communicate both orally and in writing, particularly in relation to report writing, presentations, meetings and negotiations.
Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, partners, members and business representatives.
The post holder will be required to make frequent decisions and act without ready access to a senior officer.
Effective organisational skills.
Self-motivated and works well within a team.
Flexible, able to cope with a variety of tasks and an ability to prioritise competing demands.

Job Title : Team Manager (Professionally Qualified)
Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : County Hall, Isle of Wight Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £33.70

We are looking to recruit two experienced team managers to lead two new teams of child support and protection. These teams operate on a 6 week duty cycle , supporting referrals, assessments and planning for child protection, child in need and looked after children and involve in court work. The focus of the team manager role is to ensure the consistency of performance and the quality of social work practice.

Job Title : Chef - NG
Job Category : Catering & Hospitality
Location : The Box, Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £16.00

• Preparing and monitor food production, cooking and presenting high quality dishes for café and event catering.
• Keeping up with industry trends and creating new recipes with the Sous Chef & Commis Chef.
• Creating and reviewing the menu, ensuring that inventory of stock is completed.
• Ensure compliance with applicable health and safety standards within kitchen are achieved.
• Following the budget set by the General Manager, ensuring that menu is costed correctly and minimising waste.
• Ordering food for the kitchen.
• Training and developing staff as instructed by General Manager.
• Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen to FSBB standards.

Job Category : Housing
Location : The Deane House, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.70

Provide advice, information and assistance to applicants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Help applicants to explore their housing options and find suitable accommodation that meets their needs. To work with a range of partners and agencies to prevent and reduce homelessness in the community.

Advice & Guidance
Offer advice and information on topics such as homelessness prevention, housing options, tenure rights and security of tenure. Communicate with applicants or their authorised representatives through phone, email or letter. Make advice accessible to all applicants and help them avoid or resolve homelessness and secure long-term housing solutions.
Progress Applications Make enquiries and collect all relevant information from the applicant including financial statements or health information and carry out other verification checks as necessary, including authorised communication with statutory and voluntary agencies to support decision making.
Progress all homeless applications (Part 7 application) under current legislation, ensuring compliance to the Homelessness Code of Guidance.
Progress all housing applications (Part 6 applications) in line with the Homefinder Somerset Choice Based Lettings scheme and ensure these are completed in a timely manner.
Assessment & Plan Carry out an assessment of circumstances and needs to identify what has caused the homelessness or threat of homelessness and the housing needs of the applicant and any support needs to be able to secure and retain accommodation. Following the assessment, create a personalised housing plan with the applicant to help them retain or find accommodation.
Decision Making Decide on what duties are owed to the applicant (e.g., interim duty, prevention duty, relief duty), progressing all homeless applications, notifying applicants within target times whilst ensuring all decisions comply with current legislation. Make appropriate referrals to partner agencies and organisations to help with issues such as access to private rented accommodation, benefits, relationship breakdown, debt, budgeting, warrant, substance misuse, domestic abuse, rough sleeping, mental health, health, support, complex needs and learning difficulties.

Qualification
Education qualification to at least A level standard or acquired knowledge to NVQ level 4 and ongoing commitment to continuous professional development and where required will acquire specialist accreditation and skills. Essential
Knowledge
• Homelessness legislation. (Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002, Suitability Order 2012, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) Desirable
• Landlord and tenant law. Desirable
• Options available to somebody that is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Desirable
• Data Protection. Desirable
• Equality and diversity issues and an understanding of the relevance to a housing advice service. Desirable
Skills
• Effective written and verbal communication Essential
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships. Essential
• Negotiating skills Desirable
• Ability to deal inventively and sensitively with a wide range and spectrum of people in greatly varying circumstances. Essential
• Ability to establish and manage realistic applicant expectations. Essential
• Resourceful, solution focused, persuasive and skilled in overcoming barriers. Essential
• Ability to prioritise workload, manage time effectively and meet deadlines. Essential
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively where detailed and complex investigations are required, working with precision and attention to detail. Essential
• Ability to maintain accurate detailed and timely case notes and other evidence-based records. Essential
• Ability to work as part of a team, be flexible, use initiative and work with limited supervision. Essential
• Good organisational and administrative skills. Essential
Experience
• Experience of working within a Housing Options team Desirable
• Experience of working in a housing association, local authority housing department or similar organisation. Desirable
• Experience of dealing with the public and in particular vulnerable applicants Desirable
• Experience of effective partnership working which has led to positive solutions. Desirable

Job Category : Housing
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £15.70

To lead the housing lettings service within the council. The role supports the delivery of timely relets of void council homes, reletting properties in line with the Homefinder Somerset Policy and the council's Lettings Policy. The post holder will be responsible for the relet of around 400 council properties a year, ensuring compliant advertising, short listing, verification, offers, and reletting within agreed timescales to minimise rent loss.
To ensure the service lets properties in line with CORE requirements (and evidenced through CORE returns to DLUCH) as well as meeting the Regulator of Housing's consumer standards on lettings and voids.


Manage a team of letting officers and provide technical advice and guidance.
Responsible for Lettings performance including regular reporting on long-term voids and progressing them to resolution.
Jointly responsible with the Voids manager for lettings and void performance and meeting the HRA Business Plan targets on Voids.
Provide advice on lettings queries and support delivery of the lettings process.
Responsible for co-ordinating the voids and letting process for the Council’s Housing Stock.
Provide specialist advice to new tenants from first point of enquiry through to completion of their tenancy, ensuring agreed targets are met.
Create and promote property criteria for potential tenants and verify shortlisted candidates to ensure the criteria and affordability is met.
Create and apply Local Lettings Plans to address issues in a defined area or as part of a development project in line with Section 106 agreements e.g., local connections or to address serious anti-social behaviour.
Manage transfers between council properties (e.g. inability to continue in current home due to fire risks; or move to adapted property to forgo need to adapt existing property; or serious threats of harm to staying in current home).
Authorise lettings of properties outside of the Homefinder Somerset scheme in exceptional circumstances.
Liaise with the Sheltered Housing and Extra Care Specialist over letting of Extra Care Housing in line with agreed policies and referrals from Adults Social Care.
Advise on internal transfers and mutual exchanges.

Qualifications
Essential: Housing Management qualification regulated by Ofqual equivalent to a Level 4 or 5 Certificate or Diploma in Housing, or a foundation degree from the Chartered Institute of Housing – As required in the Social Housing Regulations Bill.

Knowledge
Essential: Substantial in-depth knowledge and understanding of Lettings Management.

Experience
Essential: Experience of holding a similar role at a senior level in a Lettings Service, ideally within social housing.
Experience of leading, managing and motivating staff, within a customer focussed environment. Experience of implementing policies and procedures.
Experience of monitoring, achieving, and exceeding individual targets.
Experience of contributing to service improvements that takes account of the needs of diverse stakeholder groups.

Desirable: Detailed knowledge of Housing Act 1996 Part VI and VII as amended by the Localism Act 2011 and Housing Act 1988 as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002, Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the relevant codes of guidance.
Three years’ experience within the social housing or similar community focussed environment. Experience of working with vulnerable customers and customers presenting challenging behaviour

Skills
Essential:
Positive, outcome focussed approach.
Ability to develop effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to write clearly, accurately and appropriately to the needs of a diverse audience.

Desirable: Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and form relationships.

Job Title : Practice Learning Reviewer NG
Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £32.20

To review, analyse and make judgements on the impact of services and interventions to children, young people, and their families by Children services to inform future professional practice and service delivery.
To ensure that statutory and regulatory requirements are met in the completion of Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), reviews of EHCPs for all children with SEND and placement of children and young people with EHCPs. The Practice Learning Reviewer will provide independent, professional support and challenge and be accountable for service improvement, working alongside services in localities.
The Practice Learning Reviewer will be responsible for leading on and implementing quality assurance practice and processes of new EHCPs, amended EHCPs, annual reviews of EHCPS and the decision-making process around education, health and care needs assessments (EHCNAs).

Essential qualifications/ knowledge
Diploma in Social Work or equivalent
Educated to degree level
Extensive experience and knowledge of the legislative and inspection frameworks children’s services works within including understanding what ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ practice looks like
Professional/final qualification in education or social work, or relevant demonstrable experience in a similar role.
Post qualifying training relating to the safeguarding and care of children and young people.
Extensive knowledge of current relevant legislation and national policy and performance frameworks in relation to SEND.
Operational knowledge relevant to the area of service covered.

Essential experience
Extensive Experience of working across a range of children’s services areas
Extensive experience of undertaking a range of high-quality audits / practice learning reviews including thematic reviews and dip samples at pace.
Experiences of engaging practitioners, managers, children, young people, and families in the Practice Learning Review process
Substantial experience of operational Education, health and social care services.
Experience of contributing to policy and strategy development and implementation.
Experience of supporting workforce development in relation to SEND legislation and processes associated with EHCPs.
Experience of using electronic case record systems
Experience of using Microsoft office

Essential skills
A self-starter with ability to work independently, and as part of a team, to a high standard to demanding timescales.
Excellent written communication skills
Excellent verbal communication skills ensuring effective working with professionals, children, young people, and families.
Excellent analytical skills
High level of resilience, attention to detail, emotional intelligence, ability to work calmly and methodically under pressure.
High level of written and oral communication skills.
People management skills.
Ability to take initiative.
Time management.
Effective negotiation skills.

Job Title : Occupational Health Specialist-
Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : County Hall - Main, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £279.22 per day

Based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire the role is offered as a hybrid working arrangement.

This role will be instrumental in the implementation of a new OH system and will work closely with our HR Advisory team to review our current Occupational Health provision at the council.

A little bit about our current Occupational Health service:

Our service enables managers to better manage sickness absence through access to specialist clinical advice and ensures that all employees benefit from health surveillance techniques to minimise the likelihood of work-related illness and disease. The service also ensures that new employees are fit for their roles and that any reasonable adjustments required under the Equality Act are identified.

Accidents, ill health, and the impact of adverse employee well-being, both absenteeism and presenteeism, cost the council in excess of £5 million each year.

To achieve the desired outcomes of maximising business effectiveness and minimising losses and harm, the postholder will ensure that occupational health services contribute fully into the corporate goals of reducing sickness absence rates, increasing staff wellbeing and compliance with the Equality Act and other relevant legislation.

The postholder will need:
- At least seven years’ experience in a senior role within an occupational health team,
- OH Degree, or Diploma, or possibly an OH Certificate supported by good experience.
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Person specification
Essential

A minimum of seven years’ experience in a senior role within an occupational health team.

OH Degree, or Diploma or possibly OH Certificate supported by good experience.

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Evidence of continuous professional development.

Expert specialist and theoretical knowledge relating to occupational health interventions.

Effective people management and performance management skills with the ability to provide direction, leadership and support to individuals and teams.

Ability to provide expert advice and guidance on complex health issues verbally and/or through written reports.

Ability to make pragmatic problem-solving decisions in line with business needs.

Ability to set timescales and objectives and review effectiveness of service delivery.

Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills.

Confident IT and keyboard skills.

Commitment to continued professional development and ensuring up-to-date compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct.

Desirable

Certificate in the Management of Occupational Health Services.

Direct evidence and experience of influencing strategic planning.

Procurement and contract management experience.

Budget management skills.

Experience of Civica G2 software

Job Title : ICT - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Job Category : IT
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £349.04

We are looking for a senior engineer to help support us with our project related work to further migrate to cloud technologies

Skills
- Level required - Essential:
* Azure VMs + on-premise VM migration
* Azure AD/SSO/CA
* Azure networking
* Azure Firewall
* Azure containerization
* Azure app services
* Azure SQL
* Azure AVD

Useful knowledge/experience:
* Technical design (solution designs etc)
* Technical implementation (planning, change)
* Azure AppGateway
* Power BI Admin (inc Data Gateway / SHIR)
* Power Platform Admin
* Dynamics 365 CE Admin
* Dynamics 365 FO Admin
* Exchange 365 Admin
* Logic Apps


Hybrid working

Job Category :Social Care & Health Qualified
Client Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week :30.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time :08:30
End Time :17:30
Salary: £30.44
Social worker for the Kinship support pod
Completing Assessment of support needs for special guardianship families, completing support plans and delivering support or identifying appropriate therapist to complete work.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week :37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time :08:30
End Time :17:00
Salary: £30.44

Somerset Council have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our Taunton Assessment team within Children’s Social Care. The key purpose of the role is to improve the outcomes for our most vulnerable young people and families in Somerset to encourage positive change.

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

- Work with children and families to complete assessments to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of needs and risk, alongside strengths and protective factors, to develop meaningful plans to ensure that children are protected from significant harm and receive the appropriate multi-agency support.
- Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with experience, ability and qualification; receive and respond to referrals from various sources.
- Assess the needs of children and families under the appropriate statutory frameworks, liaising and working with partner agencies, and other Children’s Services teams, as required
- Participate in a duty rota responding to crisis situations and supporting children to remain safely within their families
- Enable and empower individuals’ families and carers to address issues which affect their health, financial, emotional and social wellbeing and to achieve and sustain positive change.

You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference to children and families.

You will need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial experience working with children and families in social work.